Lead Data Platform Engineer

Government Recruitment Service; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 109,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is hiring a Lead Data Platform Engineer in Ipswich. You will lead the data platform program, shaping how we receive and use information across the agency, while mentoring engineers and aligning with security and governance requirements.

You will guide the data engineering team, collaborate with EA, delivery teams and suppliers, and drive platform reliability and cost efficiency through modern practices.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data platform engineering teams.
• Experience delivering secure, scalable data platforms.
• Proven ability to set engineering standards and drive complex decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Microsoft Fabric and OneLake, ensuring security, scalability and resilience.
• Establish engineering practices: reusable components, automated testing, DataOps, CI/CD, IaC.
• Define data movement between systems (Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Azure) and analytics platforms.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

OneLake

CI/CD

DataOps

Infrastructure as Code

Governance & security

AIOps

FinOps

Team leadership

Tools

Dynamics 365

Dataverse

Azure services

Job description

About Us

For nearly 150 years, we've protected the UK economy with deep expertise and rigour, building the confidence that helps businesses access lending, investment and opportunity.

We help people deal with personal insolvency. We make statutory redundancy payments when insolvent employers can't. We investigate director conduct and take action where it's needed.

And right now, we're changing how we do all of this, becoming faster, more digitally driven, and more focused on stopping problems before they escalat.

More than 2,000 of us work in offices across England, Scotland and Wales. It might be time for you to join us.

The Role

We're looking for a Lead Data Platform Engineer who wants more than a job that ticks boxes. The role of Lead Data Engineer will play a key role in shaping how we receive and use information within our agency.

This is a role for someone who wants to think bigger, challenge the way things have always been done, and take ownership of the outcomes that matter.

We offer full-time, part-time, job share, and flexible working. We invest in your development and give our people the space to grow, take ownership and make decisions.

You will provide technical leadership within the Data and Technology teams, taking responsibility for the organisation’s Microsoft Fabric and OneLake data platform. The platform provides the foundation for trusted analytics, reporting and AI.

You will work with Enterprise Architecture, Data Architecture, delivery teams and suppliers, alongside colleagues responsible for secure development, automated operations and application support. Together, you will develop a platform that can meet growing demand, protect information and maintain reliable services.

You will set engineering standards, guide complex technical decisions and lead the development of the data engineering team.

What you'll do (Responsibilities)

You’ll use your expertise and judgement to:

• lead the development of Microsoft Fabric and OneLake, setting technical direction and assuring complex solutions so the platform remains secure, scalable, resilient, recoverable and able to perform effectively
• establish consistent engineering practices, including reusable components, automated testing, DataOps, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), and Infrastructure as Code, to improve quality and reduce technical debt
• define how data moves between systems, including Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Azure services and analytical platforms, using scheduled batches, near-real-time updates and event-driven integration to meet organisational needs
• enable trusted analytics, reporting, AI and machine learning, working with data, AI and delivery teams to move solutions into production
• embed governance and security in platform engineering, setting standards for data quality, lineage, metadata and access, while meeting retention and compliance requirements
• improve operational reliability and cost efficiency, working with AIOps, Application Support and FinOps colleagues on monitoring, operational management and platform consumption, and providing technical assurance across internal teams and suppliers
• lead, line manage and develop Senior Data Engineers and Data Engineers, using mentoring, knowledge sharing, recruitment and succession planning to build internal capability, reduce reliance on supplier knowledge and support continuous improvement

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Lead Data Platform Engineer

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: £57,367 to £66,290 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Ipswich

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 21 Oct 2026

Closing date: 4 Nov 2026

Summary

About Us

We help the UK move forward, faster.

For nearly 150 years, we've protected the UK economy with deep expertise and rigour, building the confidence that helps businesses access lending, investment and opportunity.

We help people deal with personal insolvency. We make statutory redundancy payments when insolvent employers can't. We investigate director conduct and take action where it's needed.

And right now, we're changing how we do all of this, becoming faster, more digitally driven, and more focused on stopping problems before they escalat.

More than 2,000 of us work in offices across England, Scotland and Wales. It might be time for you to join us.

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